Veridian Data Analytics
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The signals in U.S. economic data that matter, reported each week before they become obvious. From Veridian Data Analytics (VDA).
Every week, the VDA economic database collects the latest releases across more than 160 U.S. economic indicators in 19 domains, from output, prices, and labor markets to credit conditions, housing, energy, and international capital flows.
VDA Economic Signals turns that into a short weekly briefing: which indicators moved more than they normally do, which past figures were revised, and one Hidden Signal, a data story the headlines are likely to miss.
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Retail and food services sales rose 0.8% in September, but gasoline stations supplied about $4.1 billion of the $5.7 billion increase. Excluding gas stations, sales rose 0.2%. Gasoline prices rose 9.1%, more than gas station sales, so the gain reflects higher prices rather than more fuel sold.
Full edition available to subscribers now; added to the archive October 22.The national unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%, yet unemployment fell or held steady for every education group aged 25 and older. The increase came from 16 to 24 year olds, whose rate climbed to 9.9%, in a labor market that has stopped firing but also stopped hiring.
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